# 13 C.F.R. § 128.403 (2026): What requirements are not available for VOSB or SDVOSB contracts?

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P128_S128_403

## Section

- **Citation:** 13 C.F.R. § 128.403 (2026)
- **Heading:** What requirements are not available for VOSB or SDVOSB contracts?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 13 CFR: Business Credit and Assistance / Chapter I: SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION / Part 128: VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM / Subpart D: Federal Contract Assistance / § 128.403: § 128.403   What requirements are not available for VOSB or SDVOSB contracts?

## Text

For VA procurements, a contracting officer may award a VOSB or SDVOSB contract as set forth in the VAAR. For non-VA SDVOSB contracts, a contracting activity may not make a requirement available for a SDVOSB contract if:
(a) The contracting activity otherwise would fulfill that requirement through award to Federal Prison Industries, Inc. under 18 U.S.C. 4124 or 4125, or to Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act participating non-profit agencies for the blind and severely disabled, under 41 U.S.C. 8501
et seq.,
as amended; or
(b) An 8(a) BD program participant currently is performing that requirement or SBA has accepted that requirement for performance under the authority of the section 8(a) BD program, unless SBA has consented to release of the requirement from the section 8(a) BD program.

## Nearby sections

- [13 C.F.R. § 128.400 (2026) § 128.400   What are VOSB and SDVOSB contracts?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P128_S128_400.md)
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- [13 C.F.R. § 128.407 (2026) § 128.407   May SBA appeal a contracting officer's decision not to make a procurement available for award as a SDVOSB contract?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P128_S128_407.md)
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